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FILE - A sign is pictured outside the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, Monday, April 25, 2022. Trading in shares of Twitter were halted, Tuesday, Oct. 4,  after the stock spiked on reports that Elon Musk would proceed with his $44 billion deal to buy the company after months of legal battles.(AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn, File)
Community

A Musk retweet: Tesla CEO says he’ll pay $44B to buy Twitter

Musk made the proposal in a letter to Twitter that the company disclosed in a filing Tuesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

4 years ago

Investigators work the scene where multiple people were shot near a high school in Philadelphia
Courts & Law

Police search for people of interest in deadly shooting near Roxborough HS

Prosecutors charged a 16-year-old suspect with murder, attempted murder. Investigators also revealed they have identified seven other people in connection to the shooting.

4 years ago

FILE - Country music great Loretta Lynn poses for a portrait in September 2000 in Nashville, Tenn. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. She was 90. (AP Photo/Christoper Berkey, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter and country queen, dies

Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber is doused in beer in celebration
Community

Phillies down Astros for 1st playoff berth since 2011

“This is the goal,” Harper said. “This is what you play for.”

4 years ago

Signs at the loading zones will have a QR code that drivers can scan to download the app. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Urban Planning

Philadelphia to launch ‘Smart Loading Zones’ pilot program

Later this month, 21 zones throughout Center City will be available to reserve through the Pebble Driver App.

4 years ago

FILE — The Biogen Inc., headquarters is shown March 11, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass.  Shares of Biogen and other drugmakers researching Alzheimer’s disease soared early Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, after Japan’s Eisai Co. said its potential treatment appeared to slow the fatal disease’s progress in a late-stage study. Eisai announced results late Tuesday from a global study of nearly 1,800 people with early-stage Alzheimer’s (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Health

New potential drug treatment for Alzheimer’s disease has Pa. patients, advocates, and doctors hopeful

Two biotech companies announced last week that preliminary trial data show their new Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab, slowed cognitive decline.

4 years ago

N.J. Capitol building
Politics & Policy

‘Bill of rights’ for temporary workers back in play after Murphy’s veto

The measure would require temporary work agencies to provide contracted temporary workers with pertinent information such as job location, terms, and compensation.

4 years ago

Catalytic converters were stolen from school buses in Centennial School District. (6abc)
Community
6abc

Catalytic converters stolen from 5 school buses in Bucks County

Thieves go after the catalytic converters because they contain precious metals with skyrocketing values.

4 years ago

Art Museum workers out in the rain on the 8th day of their strike, October 3, 2022. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Art Museum workers continue strike into second week

No negotiations have taken place since the newly unionized Philadelphia Museum of Art workers began an ongoing strike on September 26.

4 years ago

On Saturday, Sept. 10, at Mill Creek Recreation Center, neighbors and loved ones paid tribute to Tiffany Fletcher, a mother of three who was killed by a stray bullet Friday afternoon in front of the center. (Emily Rizzo/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philadelphia judge blocks mayor’s ban on guns at Parks and Rec facilities

Philadelphia Judge issues “permanent injunction” blocking recent executive action banning guns at City Parks and Rec facilities and grounds.

4 years ago

A person holds a mail ballot in their hand.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Elecciones de Pa. 2022: Todo lo que necesita saber para solicitar, llenar y devolver su voto por correo

Si desea votar por correo en las elecciones generales de 2022 en Pensilvania, debe presentar su solicitud antes de las 5 p.m. del 1 de noviembre.

4 years ago

Krasner stands at a podium and speaks into microphones from various media outlets.
Courts & Law

Philly carjackings way up, homicides slightly down

For the first time ever, carjackings in Philly have topped 1,000 this year, but the city’s DA says homicides are down slightly from this time last year.

4 years ago

A person holds a mail ballot in their hand.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. election 2022: Everything you need to know about requesting, filling out, and returning your mail ballot

The mail voting process can be confusing and has been made even more so by legal challenges and disinformation undermining faith in elections. Here's what you need to know.

4 years ago

Dos personas están al lado de una mesa donde están sentados dos personas con computadoras.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Elecciones de Pa. 2022: Cómo trabajar como trabajador electoral el 8 de noviembre

El estado está reclutando personas para montar los colegios electorales, ayudar a los votantes y más en el día de las elecciones.

4 years ago

A flooded roadway is shown at night.
Weather

Heavy rain brings flooding, road closures to Jersey Shore

The heavy rains are washing out streets and causing bay flooding in New Jersey in addition to some beach erosion.

4 years ago

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